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Brian "Rookie" Wilson (born September 14, 1967) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 real estate
Real estate

Real estate is a law term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is fixed in location. developer and poker
Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
 player, originally from Rockford
Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
, now based in Fort Myers
Fort Myers, Florida

Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, Florida, United States. Its population was 48,208 in the United States Census 2000....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
.

Wilson won a World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker

The World Series of Poker is the "the oldest, largest, most prestigious, and most media-hyped gaming competition in the world". It is held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada....
 bracelet in 2005
2005 World Series of Poker

The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. The conclusion of the Main Event on July 15 marked the close of play, and the largest prize in sports and/or television history at the time was awarded to the winner....
 in the $5,000 pot limit
Betting (poker)

In the game of poker, the play largely centers around the act of gambling, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing....
 hold'em event, defeating John Gale
John Gale (poker player)

John Gale is an England professional poker based in Bushey, Hertfordshire.Gale is a relative newcomer to poker, having only begun playing Texas hold 'em in mid-2004....
 in the final heads-up confrontation to take home the $370,685 first prize. This was the first pot limit event Wilson had ever played. He has noted that this was event #20 at the WSOP, started on June 20th, and 20 is his lucky number.

Wilson also appeared in the televised William Hill Poker Grand Prix
William Hill Poker Grand Prix

The William Hill Poker Grand Prix is a poker tournament sponsored by William Hill plc shown on Sky Sports. It features a number of professional and amateur poker players competing against each other....
 (heat 6).






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Brian "Rookie" Wilson (born September 14, 1967) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 real estate
Real estate

Real estate is a law term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is fixed in location. developer and poker
Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
 player, originally from Rockford
Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
, now based in Fort Myers
Fort Myers, Florida

Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, Florida, United States. Its population was 48,208 in the United States Census 2000....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
.

Wilson won a World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker

The World Series of Poker is the "the oldest, largest, most prestigious, and most media-hyped gaming competition in the world". It is held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada....
 bracelet in 2005
2005 World Series of Poker

The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. The conclusion of the Main Event on July 15 marked the close of play, and the largest prize in sports and/or television history at the time was awarded to the winner....
 in the $5,000 pot limit
Betting (poker)

In the game of poker, the play largely centers around the act of gambling, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing....
 hold'em event, defeating John Gale
John Gale (poker player)

John Gale is an England professional poker based in Bushey, Hertfordshire.Gale is a relative newcomer to poker, having only begun playing Texas hold 'em in mid-2004....
 in the final heads-up confrontation to take home the $370,685 first prize. This was the first pot limit event Wilson had ever played. He has noted that this was event #20 at the WSOP, started on June 20th, and 20 is his lucky number.

Wilson also appeared in the televised William Hill Poker Grand Prix
William Hill Poker Grand Prix

The William Hill Poker Grand Prix is a poker tournament sponsored by William Hill plc shown on Sky Sports. It features a number of professional and amateur poker players competing against each other....
 (heat 6). He took second place in the 888.com UK Open and participated in the first Poker Dome show in Las Vegas. In 2007 Wilson Finished 13th in the $5k main event of the Tunica
Tunica

Tunica may refer to:* Tunica spoken by the Tunica-Biloxi Native Americans in the United States* Tunica, a flowering plant genus now included in Petrorhagia...
 WSOP Circuit event.

Wilson claims to be a disciple of Dave "El Blondie" Colclough
Dave Colclough

David E. "El Blondie" Colclough is a Wales professional poker player, now living in Birmingham, England....
, who tutored him in poker after they met in Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
 during September 2004. Wilson has since dyed
Hair coloring

Hair coloring is used for a variety of purposes; most commonly to return gray hair to its previous color, to change hair color to a shade regarded as more desirable, or to return hair to its original color after chemicals have discolored it....
 his hair blonde and become involved with the BlondePoker website.

, his total live tournament winnings exceed $680,000. Wilson has done commentary for Bluff radio and the World Series of Poker and was planning to chase the 2008 European Player of the year award.

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